The ten CoREs funded from 1 July 2021 to 31 December 2028 are:

• Bioprotection Aotearoa, hosted by Lincoln University
• Coastal People: Southern Skies, hosted by University of Otago
• Dodd-Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies, Te Whai Ao, hosted by University of Otago
• Healthy Hearts for Aotearoa New Zealand – Manaaki Mānawa, hosted by University of Auckland
• Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga – New Zealand’s Māori Centre of Research Excellence, hosted by University of Auckland
• Te Hiranga Rū QuakeCoRE: Aotearoa New Zealand Centre for Earthquake Resilience, hosted by University of Canterbury
• Riddet Institute, hosted by Massey University
• Te Pūnaha Matatini – Aotearoa New Zealand Centre of Research Excellence for Complex Systems, hosted by University of Auckland
• The MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology, hosted by Victoria University of Wellington
• The Maurice Wilkins Centre, hosted by University of Auckland